diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 3acc9b14d..77f25a2a2 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ free_conn(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 static struct spdk_iscsi_conn *
 find_iscsi_connection_by_id(int cid)
 {
-	if (g_conns_array[cid].is_valid == 1) {
+	if (g_conns_array != MAP_FAILED && g_conns_array[cid].is_valid == 1) {
 		return &g_conns_array[cid];
 	} else {
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
index 5c44cd568..9f8e070e3 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ iscsi_initialize_all_pools(void)
 static void
 iscsi_check_pool(struct spdk_mempool *pool, size_t count)
 {
-	if (spdk_mempool_count(pool) != count) {
+	if (pool && spdk_mempool_count(pool) != count) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_mempool_count(%s) == %zu, should be %zu\n",
 			    spdk_mempool_get_name(pool), spdk_mempool_count(pool), count);
 	}